James Traficant

a 10-year-old girl in Houston is pregnant. The child of this child is due in about 2 weeks. The father of this child's child is the mother's boyfriend. This 22-year-old boyfriend is being charged with aggravated sexual assault. The…

I have a concern here. The new majority wanted to dispose of property and real estate at 501 First Street. It came through the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and it was handled in the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and…

what year is it? Is 1996 the 10th year of the 5-year Gramm-Rudman balance deal? Is 1996 the fifth year of the Bush 5-year deal? Is 1996 the third year of the Clinton 5-year deal or is 1996 the new 7-year deal? Deals, deals. That is what we…

Michael New is a decorated soldier, he loves his country. His bravery, patriotism, and devotion to duty have never been questioned. As we meet today, Michael New is being court-martialed, court-martialed for refusing to wear the blue beret…

while the American Government is shut down, Japan has a new Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister was their Trade Minister, Mr. Hashimoto. The new Trade Minister is the Prime Minister for one major reason: Mr. Hashimoto beat back American…

in 1991, America went to war. America went to the front lines to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. America spent over $75 billion. American troops died in the gulf. American troops still suffer from that war disease. After all that…

AT&T just laid off 40,000 American workers. AT&T laid off 40,000 American workers, another 40,000 folks. In case you have not heard, because I know you care, another 40,000 American workers are laid off. But Uncle Sam keeps saying, do not…

news reports say that John Wayne Bobbitt, bearing roses and chocolates, went acourting the same woman who tried to steal his family jewels once before. That is right. The same news sources say that ex-wife Lorena says, I quote, ``As far as…

Prosecutor executed in Boston; World Trade Center bombed: Federal building blown up in Oklahoma: Amtrak train sabotaged in Arizona; A mailbox Unabomber that is killing people through mailboxes: 25,000 murders a year; in some cities high…

I met several times with leadership on the other side, and let me say this: This bill leaves the sole discretion to the Administrator to make decisions about whether or not they should delay the information to be in fact published. Under…

The Traficant amendment says when there is a joint R&D program, and in fact NASA is determining to, in fact, release certain undisclosed, unrestricted information, that at the request of the company, who is also a participant in the…

from Mars to the Milky Way, all of America has experienced the Kiss, the Hershey Kiss. Now, after the State of Pennsylvania gave them tax breaks, now, after workers gave them concessions, Hershey is moving its factory that makes the Kiss…

Reclaiming my time, though, with the gentleman's report language in its specificity, would not, in fact, the specificity of the report language completely delineate the intent of incorporating this general amendment into the text of the…

I would like to explain this, Mr. Chairman, because I believe the gentleman only has a partial draft. Mr. Chairman, there are two discussions here on the House floor occurring simultaneously. The Democrats are saying that we do not trust…

I plan to offer an amendment in its general form that would say nothing in the act shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of Labor from issuing advisory opinions regarding the legality of investments, period. That would in fact…

I am not standing on the floor today saying the Republicans want to ship pension plan investment overseas, nor am I standing on the floor today saying that the Republicans want to send jobs overseas. These previous amendments talked about…

the gentleman is not opposed to advisory opinions, but the legislative debate here today dealt with offshore investment of pension plan money, dealt with infrastructure; and the legislative history can be construed in many, many different…

if, in fact, the Traficant amendment removes the legality of, and leaving it general, would not the general aspect of the Traficant amendment in the bill be further clarified and fortified by the support language of the report?

I do not agree with is where the private sector should be incentivized to invest in markets in America where their chances of success are fair and reasonable. That leveraged incentivized sort of government programming makes sense to me. To…

out of the approximate 4.6 trillion dollars' worth of U.S. pension funds to be invested, a maximum, they stretch at $30 billion, has been placed toward these ETI's; less than 1 percent. The current law states that pension plans cannot…

this ordeal at Ruby Ridge continues to amaze me. FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, who shot and killed Vicki Weaver, unarmed holding her infant child, now says he will not testify at congressional hearings because the lawyers for Lon Horiuchi say…

Mr. Chairman, we are talking about perception here. Does the Congress of the United States want the perception to exist that we want to make sure, if you look at the words, that nothing in this bill shall be construed to prohibit pension…

illegal immigration is at an all-time high: 4 million illegal immigrants in America. A study now shows that many of them actually end up with food stamps, free health care, free education, free housing, while the Congress of the United…

Thousands of Americans receive faulty notices from the IRS. The IRS says, ``Your taxes are delinquent, pay them up.'' When the IRS was asked if the 1993 tax law allowed deferrals, they said, ``The law is being reviewed.'' When IRS was…

the Waco hearings are over. There are two issues. No. 1: Is Janet Reno truly responsible for the most incompetent police maneuver in American history; or is Janet Reno carrying the water, protecting Larry Potts, the FBI, and the ATF for…